ACT Research released DRIVING AUTOMATION, a report and total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) model covering commercial autonomous vehicles in North America. ACT Research developed DRIVING AUTOMATION, a report analyzing autonomous deployment models, and presenting a technology adoption rate forecast a more than 20-year horizon.

“The work, executed as a multi-client study with more than a dozen industry leaders,” Ann Rundle, VP of electrification & autonomy with ACT Research, said, “covers six key areas of autonomous transportation, including a market overview, total available market, regulations and infrastructure considerations, vehicle TCO (including utilization, fuel economy, maintenance, labor and driver impact and safety considerations), autonomous models’ impact and ACT’s autonomous forecasts.”

The report deliverables include a written analysis document; Excel TCO models complete with base, fast and slow adoption scenarios; and is available for purchase to the public.

“Our team dedicated nine months of intensive collaborative and independent research,” Lydia Vieth, research analyst at ACT Research, said. “Our objective is to provide a one-stop resource combining first-hand industry knowledge of autonomous commercial vehicle market leaders, regulators and fleets with ACT’s expertise in analysis and forecasting to provide a first-of-its-kind business tool.”